By Lee Kiley
I can’t think of anything worse than a fit and healthy person being deprived of sleep on a constant basis. Sleep depravation followed me around for years and I've lost count on how many articles and quick tips I'd read on how to fall asleep. Nothing seemed to work and as a consequence I was always operating on half steam and became known for being a grumpy old sod. It's true, I was restless, irritable, and discontent more often than not, to the point that not even I liked being around me.
The problem I had was that there was no problem. By that I mean all was well with the world, I had no financial or health worries and enjoyed my work. However, the latter had a few upsets when things didn't go my way, as I had a tendency to pole volt over mouse poop on trivial problems when I was too over tired. They say that lack of sleep never killed anyone, but I tell you something, it was no fun living in a constant state of what seemed like semi consciousness. I just had to find a way how to fall asleep.
I would often joke that it was all my mother's fault. I told her she confused me as a kid. "You'd make me go to bed when I was wide awake, and then make me get up in the morning when I was fast asleep" I used to jest. I doubt there's anything in that, but I did have this thing where I really hated going to bed at night because I just knew I was going to lay awake for hours.
Although sleeping pills may work for some, I've yet to find any that will help me. Sure, pills can get anyone off to sleep, but I'm more tired throughout the day with them than without them. I'd even been seen nodding off in front of the computer screen at work and the manager has had to give me a nudge on more than a few occasions, so sleeping pills were defiantly out.
Actually, my problem has been twofold. But the results are the same in that I'm always knackered. Sometimes I could fall asleep quickly, but then I wake up well before I've had sufficient snooze and therefore not able to get back off again. Or, the other way around was where I just couldn't nod off for hours and when I did eventually, it was almost time to get up and get ready for the day ahead.
You may have noticed that the above was written in the past tense. That's right, I've since found a solution after all these years. As a matter of fact, it was a friend of a friend who gave me the resolve. He asked me if I ate late at night. I said that I ate supper as I lay in bed. He went on to say that he had the same problem and that by eating late at night was giving him bad dreams. He said that a bad dream would wake him up just as he was nodding off, of wake him up half way through his nap from where he would not be able to get back into a deep sleep again.
I've always suffered bad dreams. Not always nightmares, but pretty unpleasant dreams nonetheless, but I never connected the two together. I tried this guy's suggestion and I cannot believe I've slept like a log since then. I now eat supper about 3 hours before I go to bed, and almost every night now, I not only sleep like a baby, but I don't seem to have any dreams at all, or none that I can remember anyway. My whole attitude and outlook upon life really has changed as a direct consequence of a healthy sleeping pattern.
There is a solution to insomnia no matter who you are or what the cause. If you're having problems, don't give up trying because your life will improve ten fold once you find your solution. Explore the options online too, as there are some great free suggestions on how to fall asleep. Good night!
Lee Kiley is a proficient writer and webmaster for InstructHow dot com where he writes on such issues as How to Talk to Girls in the 21 st Century! and How To Train a Dog. He also has many other ‘How to’ related pieces on the site.
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